don't really understand all the hate for in_stitches. i mean, i do understand where it's coming from, but it's pretty invalid, in my opinion. this is a public forum and that means you can do whatever you want, as long as you aren't breaking any rules.
sure, he may post a lot, but it's not spam. and if you do find his posts annoying, just put him on ignore. i've noticed that the more senior, respected members on this forum wield a lot of power in the sense that when one of them expresses an idea or opinion, you'll see an enclave of people jumping to ride on that bandwagon until it becomes an ideological circle jerk of the same people recycling the same opinion over and over and over.
it's an interesting psychological phenomenon, really.
my 2 cents.